Here’s the classic recipe 👇
🍫 “Are You Kidding Me?” Cake
Ingredients
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1 box cake mix (any flavor — chocolate, vanilla, spice, etc.)
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1 (21 oz) can pie filling (choose to match your cake mix — cherry, apple, blueberry, etc.)
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3 large eggs
Instructions
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Preheat oven:
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350°F (175°C).
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Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish or a Bundt pan.
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Mix it up:
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In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pie filling, and eggs.
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Stir gently by hand until well combined (some chunks of fruit are fine — they add texture).
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Bake:
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake for 35–40 minutes (9×13-inch pan) or 45–50 minutes (Bundt pan), until a toothpick comes out clean.
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Cool & serve:
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Let cool completely before slicing.
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Dust with powdered sugar or top with whipped cream if desired.
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💡 Popular Flavor Combos
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🍒 Chocolate cake mix + cherry pie filling → “Black Forest” style
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🍎 Spice cake mix + apple pie filling → tastes like apple cinnamon cake
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🍓 Yellow cake mix + strawberry pie filling → fruity, light, and sweet
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🫐 Lemon cake mix + blueberry pie filling → fresh and summery
🍰 Tip:
You can also turn this into cupcakes — bake for about 20–22 minutes at 350°F.
Would you like me to share a from-scratch version (no boxed mix — just 3 simple ingredients you probably already have)?